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KT Corp

KT·NYSE·Technology·CIK 0000892450

KT Corporation is a South Korean telecommunications company that generates revenue from various services and product sales. The company's primary revenue sources include telecommunications services, such as fixed-line telephone, broadband internet, and mobile services, as well as credit card processing and other financial services. KT also sells goods, primarily mobile handsets and telecommunications equipment, and engages in the sale of residential units and commercial real estate developed by KT Estate. Additional revenue streams come from miscellaneous business activities, including information technology and network services, real estate development, and satellite services. KT Corporation operates through five distinct segments. The ICT segment, primarily comprising KT Corporation on a standalone basis, offers telecommunications and platform services to individual, household, and corporate customers, alongside handset sales. The finance segment provides financial services like credit card services, value-added network, and payment gateway services. The satellite TV segment focuses on satellite television services. The real estate segment is involved in real property development and leasing. Finally, the others segment encompasses information technology and network services, content and commerce services, security services, satellite services, global business services (providing network services to multinational or domestic corporate customers and telecommunications companies), and various other services from its subsidiaries.

KT Corp (NYSE:KT) is a publicly traded company in the Technology sector. Wiseek has independently scored 19 items for KT at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-10-23, rated 7/10. Across its 19 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 9/10, with 12 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for KT spans 6-K, 20-F, 6-K/A.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • Rwanda Seeks US$386M Counterclaim Against KT in PCA Arbitration
  • KT Corp 2Q26 Profit Drops 36% YoY; ₩54B Data-Breach Fine Hits Results
  • KT Corp. Unveils 2026 Value-Up Plan: Targets 9–10% ROE, KRW 750B Buyback, and 2x AX Revenue by 2028
  • KT Corp. 2Q26 Profit Drops 36% YoY, Unveils KRW 1 Trillion Buyback Plan and AX Strategy
  • KT Corp. Unveils KRW 18 Trillion 'AX Platform' Transformation Plan

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
₩28.25T KRW
Net Income
₩1.82T KRW
Diluted EPS
₩7068.00 KRW
Op. Cash Flow
₩4.94T KRW
Free Cash Flow
₩1.35T KRW
Operating Income
₩2.53T KRW
Cash & Equivalents
₩3.51T KRW
Total Debt
₩8.29T KRW
Debt / Equity
0.43×
Net Margin
6.5%
Source: 20-F · filed 2026-04-29 · accession 0001628280-26-028096

Short Interest & Short Volume

1.63 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 4,008,566 shares in KT as of the October 15, 2026 settlement, a 8.2% decrease from the prior period — about 1.6 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 30, 2026, 29.7% of KT volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)4,008,566 shares as of October 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▼ 8.2%
Days to cover1.63 at avg daily volume of 2,455,177
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)29.7% of 631,315 shares on October 30, 2026
5-day average short volume28.6%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

Insider Transactions

KT files as a Foreign Private Issuer (FPI). Under SEC Exchange Act Section 16(a), officers, directors, and 10% owners of FPIs are exempt from Form 4 insider-transaction reporting requirements. Comparable disclosures, when applicable, appear in the company's Form 20-F (annual) or Form 6-K (interim) filings on SEC EDGAR.

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$17.28
52-week range · as of 2026-10-23 $17.13 – $24.58
Market cap
$8.29B
Volume
1.7M (0.8× avg)
3-mo avg 2M
Live data · 2026-10-31 10:49 UTC · Market closed

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KT
Oct 23, 2026, 6:01 AM EDT
Filing Type: 6-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $17.35
Real-time Price: $17.28 info
Change: -$0.070 (-0.40%) info
Market Cap: $8.294B info
KT
Sep 02, 2026, 8:25 PM EDT
Filing Type: 6-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $19.65
Real-time Price: $17.28 info
Change: -$2.37 (-12%) info
Market Cap: $8.294B info
KT
Aug 11, 2026, 9:38 PM EDT
Filing Type: 6-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $18.54
Real-time Price: $17.28 info
Change: -$1.26 (-7%) info
Market Cap: $8.294B info
KT
Aug 11, 2026, 9:38 PM EDT
Filing Type: 6-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $18.54
Real-time Price: $17.28 info
Change: -$1.26 (-7%) info
Market Cap: $8.294B info
KT
Jul 06, 2026, 6:04 AM EDT
Filing Type: 6-K
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $17.69
Real-time Price: $17.28 info
Change: -$0.4105 (-2%) info
Market Cap: $8.294B info
KT
Jun 09, 2026, 9:50 PM EDT
Filing Type: 6-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $18.96
Real-time Price: $17.28 info
Change: -$1.68 (-9%) info
Market Cap: $8.294B info
KT
May 28, 2026, 9:50 PM EDT
Filing Type: 6-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $17.59
Real-time Price: $17.28 info
Change: -$0.310 (-2%) info
Market Cap: $8.294B info
KT
May 11, 2026, 9:44 PM EDT
Filing Type: 6-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $20.73
Real-time Price: $17.28 info
Change: -$3.45 (-17%) info
Market Cap: $8.294B info
KT
May 11, 2026, 9:41 PM EDT
Filing Type: 6-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $20.73
Real-time Price: $17.28 info
Change: -$3.45 (-17%) info
Market Cap: $8.294B info
KT
May 11, 2026, 9:36 PM EDT
Filing Type: 6-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $20.73
Real-time Price: $17.28 info
Change: -$3.45 (-17%) info
Market Cap: $8.294B info
KT
Apr 29, 2026, 6:43 AM EDT
Filing Type: 20-F
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $21.19
Real-time Price: $17.28 info
Change: -$3.91 (-18%) info
Market Cap: $8.294B info
KT
Apr 13, 2026, 8:50 PM EDT
Filing Type: 6-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $22.62
Real-time Price: $17.28 info
Change: -$5.34 (-24%) info
Market Cap: $8.294B info
KT
Mar 31, 2026, 7:09 AM EDT
Filing Type: 6-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $21.16
Real-time Price: $17.28 info
Change: -$3.88 (-18%) info
Market Cap: $8.294B info
KT
Mar 31, 2026, 7:08 AM EDT
Filing Type: 6-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $21.16
Real-time Price: $17.28 info
Change: -$3.88 (-18%) info
Market Cap: $8.294B info
KT
Mar 16, 2026, 7:15 AM EDT
Filing Type: 6-K/A
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $21.22
Real-time Price: $17.28 info
Change: -$3.94 (-19%) info
Market Cap: $8.294B info
KT
Mar 10, 2026, 7:37 AM EDT
Filing Type: 6-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $22.21
Real-time Price: $17.28 info
Change: -$4.93 (-22%) info
Market Cap: $8.294B info
KT
Feb 09, 2026, 9:06 PM EST
Filing Type: 6-K
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $21.77
Real-time Price: $17.28 info
Change: -$4.49 (-21%) info
Market Cap: $8.294B info
KT
Feb 09, 2026, 8:04 PM EST
Filing Type: 6-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $21.77
Real-time Price: $17.28 info
Change: -$4.49 (-21%) info
Market Cap: $8.294B info
KT
Feb 09, 2026, 7:59 PM EST
Filing Type: 6-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $21.77
Real-time Price: $17.28 info
Change: -$4.49 (-21%) info
Market Cap: $8.294B info
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